“Good night, Yammine.”
“Good night, Chief，” I reply.
The cell door __36__ and I hear Chief's keys clinking as other doors clang shut further down the row. I step into my little cell and sit down. I glance up at the window, covered in mesh(鐵網(wǎng))，and think to myself, “This isn't a life, it's just a(n) __37__．”
Being __38__ makes me feel as though I'm being buried alive. I am a puppet(木偶) with people __39__ strings so that I eat, sleep and wake when they want me to.
I lie on my bed as night __40__ and think the same thoughts __41__. I think about how it all went so wrong, and imagine how I will __42__ for all the time I've lost.
Every day I live the same routine and nothing changes except the people. Prisoners depart for other prisons, or get __43__. Others __44__ from different prisons, or fresh from custody. It's a __45__ revolving(旋轉(zhuǎn)) door.
When I committed my __46__， I was a lost young boy, but now I am __47__. Walking around the yard, I would notice my fellow prisoners reading books and writing letters to friends and family, which upset me as my __48__ at school was limited.
I longed for the day when I'd be able to sit in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading a newspaper or book __49__ my choice. I also longed to write letters to my friends and family, sharing my thoughts and feelings.
I decided not to waste my time inside and, __50__， make the most of all the resources available to me. I started to learn and was __51__ to realize my dream.
Now, after five years' persistence, heartache and hard work, I have __52__ my goal. Having __53__ a course as a reading adviser, I can now help others to read and write. And I have even started a creative writing workshop at Junee Correctional Centre. Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength to present myself in a more __54__ manner.
And the day I've dreamed about has come true: I now enjoy my cup of coffee with a book in my other hand. Learning to read and write has changed my life and this article is my first piece of “proper” writing, and it won't be my __55__．
小題1:
A．opensB．closesC．breaksD．sticks
小題2:
A．existenceB．a(chǎn)ppearanceC．offenceD．holiday
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)t schoolB．a(chǎn)t homeC．in hospitalD．in prison
小題4:
A．pullingB．shakingC．windingD．casting
小題5:
A．becomesB．dropsC．feelsD．falls
小題6:
A．once and for allB．over and over again
C．once againD．for good
小題7:
A．do upB．make upC．fix upD．mend up
小題8:
A．revealedB．sentencedC．punishedD．released
小題9:
A．reachB．getC．a(chǎn)rriveD．go
小題10:
A．continuallyB．occasionallyC．a(chǎn)ccidentallyD．rarely
小題11:
A．mistakeB．crimeC．errorD．fault
小題12:
A．caughtB．homeC．foundD．trapped
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)ttendanceB．a(chǎn)bsenceC．a(chǎn)llowanceD．a(chǎn)ssistance
小題14:
A．inB．ofC．overD．by
小題15:
A．howeverB．insteadC．thusD．nevertheless
小題16:
A．devotedB．dedicatedC．determinedD．decided
小題17:
A．gainedB．recognizedC．a(chǎn)rrivedD．a(chǎn)chieved
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)ttendedB．completedC．startedD．organized
小題19:
A．positiveB．negativeC．sensitiveD．passive
小題20:
A．bestB．worstC．latestD．last

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:D
小題6:B
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:A
小題11:B
小題12:C
小題13:A
小題14:B
小題15:B
小題16:C
小題17:D
小題18:B
小題19:A
小題20:D
文章講述的是作者利用在監(jiān)獄的時間來學(xué)習(xí)，找到了人生的方向和奮斗的目標。
小題1:上下文，根據(jù)上文的Good night可知，他們在道別，所以此處是門關(guān)起來了。
小題2:上下文，從前幾句話中可以看出，這樣的日子很痛苦，所以此處意為這不是生活，僅僅是生存。
小題3:上下文，根據(jù)后文可知作者在監(jiān)獄里。
小題4:句意理解，因為感覺像木偶一樣，所以是被人們用線拉動著操縱。
小題5:句意理解，此處意為夜幕降臨
小題6:句意理解，根據(jù)the same thought可知，此處指的是同一個相反在腦海中反反復(fù)復(fù)地出現(xiàn)。 once and for all一勞永逸 once again再一次 for good永久地
小題7:上下文，根據(jù)all the time I've lost可知，作者要彌補所失去的時間。
小題8:上下文，根據(jù)depart離開 可知，囚犯要么去別的監(jiān)獄，要么被釋放
小題9:句意理解，有的人是從別的監(jiān)獄過來，有的是剛剛進監(jiān)獄（fresh from custody)
小題10:上下文，上文講的是一直有囚犯進來或者出去，所以是一直在旋轉(zhuǎn)的門。
小題11:詞組搭配，commit my crime當我犯罪的時候 ，此處是作者對過去進行回憶
小題12:上下文，根據(jù)I was a lost young boy可知，當時我在人生的道路上迷路了，現(xiàn)在別人已經(jīng)找到我了。因為是被捕的，所以是被人找到了我
小題13:上下文，根據(jù)at school可知，作者指的是上學(xué)（attend school)的時間不多。
小題14:of my choice作定語修飾book，意為我選擇的書
小題15:連詞，我決定不再浪費時間了，相反，我要充分利用好各種資源。
小題16:句意理解，根據(jù)decided可知，我決定開始學(xué)習(xí)，并且下定決心要實現(xiàn)自己的夢想。
小題17:詞組搭配，我實現(xiàn)了我的夢想, achieve one's dream
小題18:上下文，根據(jù)I can now help others to read and write可知，我完成了課程，所以才有能力幫助別人。
小題19:句上下文，根據(jù)Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength 可知，此處指的是積極方面的
小題20:句意理解，該句意為，這篇文章是我的第一篇文章，但是不會是最后的。意為著作者要繼續(xù)奮斗下去，與上文內(nèi)容相吻合。
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“You could win prizes,” our teacher told us as she wrote the poster information on the blackboard. She passed out sheets of construction paper while continuing, “The first prize is ten dollars. You just have to make sure that the words on the blackboard appear somewhere on your poster.”
We studied the board critically. Some of us looked with one eye and held up certain colors against the blackboard, rocking the sheets to the right or left while we conjured up our designs. Others twisted their hair around their fingers or chewed their erasers while deep in thought. We had plans for that ten-dollar grand prize, each and every one of us. I’m going to spend mine on candies, one hopeful would announce, while another practiced looking serious, wise and rich.
Everyone in the class made a poster. Some of us used parts of those fancy paper napkins, while others used nothing but colored construction paper. Some of us used big designs, and some of us preferred to gather our art tidily down in one corner of our poster and let the space draw the viewer’s attention to it. Some of us would wander past the good students’ desks and then return to our own projects with a growing sense of hopelessness. It was yet another grown-up trick of the sort they seemed especially fond of, making all of us believe we had a fair chance, and then always—always—rewarding the same old winners.
I believe I drew a sailboat, but I can’t say that with any certainty. I made it. I admired it. I determined it to be the very best of all of the posters I had seen，and then I turned it in.
Minutes passed.
No one came along to give me the grand prize, and then someone distracted me, and I probably never would have thought about that poster again.
I was still sitting at my desk, thinking, What poster? when the teacher gave me an envelope with a ten-dollar bill in it and everyone in the class applauded for me.
小題1:What was the teacher’s requirement for the poster?
A．It must appear in time.
B．It must be done in class.
C．It must be done on a construction sheet.
D．It must include the words on the blackboard.
小題2:The underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 most probably means ________.
A．formed an idea for
B．made an outline for
C．made some space for
D．chose some colors for
小題3:After the teacher’s words, all the students in the class________.
A．looked very serious
B．thought they would be rich
C．began to think about their designs
D．began to play games
小題4:After seeing the good students’ designs, some students________.
A．loved their own designs more
B．thought they had a fair chance
C．put their own designs in a corner
D．thought they would not win the prize
小題5:We can infer from the passage that the author________.
A．enjoyed grown up tricks very much
B．loved poster competitions very much
C．felt surprised to win the competition
D．became wise and rich after the competition

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What makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt? Or is it the look on the recipient's face when they receive it that determines the true value? What gift is worth the most?
This Christmas I was debating what to give my father. My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants anything. I pulled out my phone to read a text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father. My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming. and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower, a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky, inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.
I called back. I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift. I sent the photo of the cream-colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind. The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe; my dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming, and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples, twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer, the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood. I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.
Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew I had given the perfect gift.
小題1:The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was______.
A．doing shoppingB．having a debate
C．reading a messageD．leaving for Wyoming
小題2:The author's inspiration for the gift came from_____.
A．a(chǎn) photo of a flowerB．a(chǎn) story about a kid
C．a(chǎn) call from the motherD．a(chǎn) text about Christmas
小題3:The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refers to a poem by_____.
A．the father B．the author
C．William BlakeD．Edgar Allan Poe
小題4:The author made the gift by_____.
A．searching for the poems online
B．drawing the background by hand
C．painting the letters in three colors
D．matching the words with pictures
小題5:What is the main purpose of the passage?
A．To show how to design images for gifts.
B．To suggest making gifts from one's heart.
C．To explain how computers help create gifts.
D．To describe the gifts the author has received

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